Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 53

Chapter 53 Goodbye, Helian Lanying
The Emperor said to Ying Ran, “There’s no need to worry about the Crown Princess. You are still the Crown Princess of Yelan’s main palace. No one can go past you.”

Then, he called a personal eunuch and said, “Send me a decree to marry Princess Nanjiang to Crown Prince Huyan Mingshuo as his wife, and Helian Lanying, daughter of King Zuoxian, as his good concubine. She is scheduled to marry into the Crown Prince’s Mansion in five days’ time at the same time.”

After Ying Ran heard the Emperor’s words, he did not say anything. He only glanced at Huyan Mingshuo and stood up to say to everyone, “Since the Emperor and Crown Prince Mu have already decided, then this palace will leave first, so that we can prepare to welcome the two sisters into the Crown Prince’s Mansion.” After saying that, she left Zhengyang Hall without turning her head.

Afterwards, Crown Prince Shuo also stood up. “Hurry up and go to the Crown Prince’s Mansion. Tell the butler to find someone to separate the Crown Prince’s Mansion into two courtyards. There is no need to leave a door to seal it. The Crown Princess Ping Fei and Madam Lan’s bedroom will be arranged in the Western Courtyard. They will not be allowed to step into the Eastern Courtyard for the rest of their lives and move everything in the Eastern Courtyard.”

After he finished his explanation, he ignored Princess Nanjiang’s mood and chased after Fu Yingran. This time, he couldn’t let her leave anymore. It was so painful to lose her in the future. He didn’t want to stay alone in the Crown Prince’s Mansion.

The Emperor looked at Huyan Mingshuo and Fu Yingran who had left. His heart instantly sobered up. He knew that the imperial edict just now was likely to cause trouble. He was also confused now. Why did he give that order? What had happened to him recently? He always felt that many things were out of his control.

The Emperor looked at Princess Nanjiang’s pale face and was speechless. The Emperor knew about Huyan Mingshuo’s son. He had always said the same thing. If he was forced into a hurry, Ye Lan would probably change the heavens. The power of the Crown Prince had grown larger and larger these past few years, and it was no longer within his control.

Hearing Huyan Mingshuo’s arrangement, the Southern Region Crown Prince’s expression became uneasy. He said, “I hope that Ye Lan can handle this matter properly. Crown Prince Shuo’s arrangement is truly stepping on my Southern Region’s dignity.”

At this moment, the Emperor also regained his senses. He finally remembered that the Great Wei army was still stationed at the border, so he said to Mu Lingfeng, “Crown Prince Mu, from the current situation, I feel that this marriage alliance should be abandoned. From Shuo’er’s point of view, even if Princess Ling Hua marries into the Crown Prince’s Mansion, she will still be a widow for life. I still can’t bear it.”

“Your Majesty, you personally promised to let Ling Hua marry into the Crown Prince’s Mansion just now. Could it be that Ye Lan will not keep his promise?” Crown Prince Mu insisted that he must let Mu Linghua marry into the Crown Prince’s Mansion, otherwise, his next plan would be impossible to implement.

The Emperor looked at Mu Lingfeng with a determined expression and sighed, “Alright, since you still insist, I have nothing to say. I only hope that Princess Ling Hua will not regret it in the future.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty. I, Nanjiang, will bear all the consequences myself.” After the Southern Region Crown Prince finished speaking, he stood up and left with Princess Ling Hua’s pale face. Crown Prince Mu also couldn’t bear it. Was it right or wrong to do this?

Looking at Huyan Mingshuo and Fu Yingran’s attitudes, his sister’s marriage to the Crown Prince’s Mansion would probably be a mistake for her entire life. However, for her next plan, Mu Linghua had to marry into the Crown Prince’s Mansion, so she could only wronge her sister.

The emperor watched as Crown Prince Mu and the others left. His heart was in a mess and he didn’t know what to do. Thus, he said to all the officials, “Let’s disperse. The Ministry of Rites should hurry up and prepare for the wedding ceremony.”

The Emperor waved his hand weakly. He supported Eunuch Zhang’s hand and left. After leaving the Zhengyang Palace, he instructed, “Go to the Concubine Ni Palace.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.” Eunuch Zhang respectfully responded and took the Emperor to Concubine Ni Palace.

This Ni Fei was the eldest princess of the southern border twenty years ago. At that time, she was also married to the Crown Princess of Yelan. She had the eldest princess and the second prince. She married into the manor before the Empress.

Because the foreign princess could not be the empress, after he ascended to the throne, the dignified crown prince and imperial concubine only conferred the title of Concubine Ni. The second prince also lost the qualifications to inherit the throne because of the foreign princess. Therefore, the Emperor was still very guilty of Concubine Ni. He wanted to compensate her as much as possible under the circumstances.

At this time, Fu Yingran walked out of Zhengyang Hall with a calm expression. He took Cui’er and Cui shi out of the palace directly. As soon as he reached the entrance of the palace, he saw Helian Lanying waiting there.

Ying Ran walked over without looking sideways, but Helian Lanying suddenly knelt on the ground and said, “Crown Princess, this official daughter has been engaged to His Highness the Crown Prince since childhood. She truly loves each other. This official daughter does not ask for anything else but to stay by His Highness the Crown Prince’s side and beg the Crown Princess for her fulfillment.”

Fu Yingran was not the Holy Mother, so she did not have that much sympathy. After listening to her, she did not reply and directly lifted her foot to leave. At this moment, Helian Lanying reached out her hand to pull Fu Yingran.

At this moment, Ying Ran saw Helian Lanying’s appearance clearly. She was eighty percent like Sun Shuyuan. Suddenly, she remembered the reason for the sudden death of her original owner, so she dodged.

At this time, Mrs. Cui also saw Helian Lanying’s appearance clearly. She immediately stood in front of Fu Yingran and said in a panic, “The princess, quickly leave her alone. She is too dangerous.”

Ying Ran looked at Cui shi like this. After confirming his thoughts, This Cui family must have a story, so she decided to go back and ask her again. Now that she wanted to send Helian Lanying away, she pulled the Cui family aside and said to Helian Lanying, “You are engaged to Huyan Mingshuo. That was your past. Now this palace is the Crown Princess, Huyan Mingshuo is the husband of this palace. Why should this palace’s own man let you accompany him?” “Why would I allow you to pair up with my men?”

Helian Lanying raised her head and saw Huyan Mingshuo walking over, so she weakly pounced on the ground and said, “Crown Princess, His Highness the Crown Prince is the treasurer of a country. It is inevitable to marry a concubine and open branches and loose leaves. How can the Crown Princess help the Crown Prince to accomplish his great cause with such jealousy?”

Unexpectedly, Fu Yingran said contemptuously, “Marrying a concubine is Huyan Mingshuo’s business. Go and talk to him. As for the loose leaves, if you’re not blind, you should have seen my stomach. As for you, I’m jealous because I have the qualifications. As for whether I can help him accomplish his great cause, it’s not up to you. Besides, I don’t need to rely on women to accomplish his great cause.”

Huyan Mingshuo had always followed Fu Yingran out, so they heard every conversation. Since Fu Yingran was willing to admit that he was her man, they could no longer let her leave their hearts. Thus, he directly avoided Helian Lanying and walked towards Fu Yingran. As he pulled her into his arms, he said, “Why are you so excited?” Watch your body, some irrelevant people, what do you care what she says?

This palace has already instructed the butler to separate the Crown Prince’s Mansion into two courtyards. In the future, no matter how many women Father Emperor bestows on us, they will all be stuffed into the Western Courtyard. We will just live our own lives in the Eastern Courtyard.

“Don’t worry, this palace has already instructed us to absolutely seal the door. Although they are obviously women of this palace, they will never touch the corner of my clothes in this lifetime unless you agree.”

Huyan Mingshuo had made up his mind this time. He definitely had to hug Fu Yingran tightly. First, he was the eldest princess of the Great Wei Kingdom, and now, he was Eldest Miss of the Sky Manor. Besides, what she had in her stomach was Huyan Mingshuo’s direct bloodline.

Helian Lanying was dumbfounded when she heard the Crown Prince’s words. How could it be like this? This was completely different from what she thought. Didn’t men like magnanimous women? Didn’t they hate jealous women? Why is His Highness the Crown Prince different?

In order to save His Highness the Crown Prince, Helian Lanying hurriedly took two steps forward and said to Huyan Mingshuo, “Your Highness, this official daughter really likes you. You can’t imprison this official daughter just to please the Crown Princess.”

Helian Lan Ying had lived a life of widowhood under the crown prince’s woman’s fame, no matter who heard it, it was unacceptable. Thus, Helian Lan Ying put on the posture of a white lotus flower, full of weakness, hoping to win the crown prince’s pity and treat her kindly.

However, when Huyan Mingshuo saw her like this, his heart became even more depressed. He absolutely couldn’t have such a hypocritical person beside him. He could kill people in pain, but at the same time, he could also put on such a posture. This made people feel disgusted. Thus, he said coldly, “Father Emperor just issued a decree. You and Princess Linghua will enter the Crown Prince’s Mansion in five days.”

Huyan Mingshuo no longer looked at Helian Lanying and directly hugged Fu Yingran and left. “This palace has already arranged for your bedroom hall to be located in the western courtyard. In the future, you will be allowed to enter and exit through the side entrance. You are absolutely not allowed to take half a step into the eastern courtyard. Otherwise, don’t blame this palace for being heartless.”